India vs Liberia: Democracy

India
6
in 2025
Liberia
6
in 2025
India rank
78th
Liberia rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • India
  • Liberia
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How they compare

India currently reports 6 against 6 in Liberia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.

India ranks 78th and Liberia ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Liberia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Liberia Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0.9 0.9 Liberia
1850s 0 3 3 Liberia
1860s 0 3 3 Liberia
1870s 0 2.6 2.6 Liberia
1880s 0 1 1 Liberia
1890s 0 1 1 Liberia
1900s 0 1 1 Liberia
1910s 0 1 1 Liberia
1920s 2 1.6 0.4 India
1930s 2 2.8 0.8 Liberia
1940s 2.3 1 1.3 India
1950s 7 1.8 5.2 India
1960s 7 1 6 India
1970s 6.7 1 5.7 India
1980s 7 1.5 5.5 India
1990s 7 0.9 6.1 India
2000s 7 4.1 2.9 India
2010s 6.8 6 0.8 India
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, India or Liberia?
India, at 6 against 6 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between India and Liberia?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Liberia?
205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do India and Liberia rank globally for democracy?
India ranks 78th and Liberia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).